Geelong v North Melbourne
Each week Michael Rogers gives us an exclusive look at the stats and facts that matter for the Cats.
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- Geelong won 25 of its first 28 matches vs Nth Melbourne 1925-1941.
- Geelong's running win percentage vs Nth Melbourne has only dropped below 60% at the end of seasons 2003 to 2007 with a low of 59.4% in 2003.
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Geelong has played Nth Melbourne at more venues than any other opponent.
Geelong's win% of 44.4% vs Nth Melbourne at Docklands ranks 8th highest of North's opponents there. Highest: Collingwood 66.67%.
Geelong have won one of its last three matches vs North at Docklands.
In all matches at Docklands 2000-14, Geelong' s win% of 66.25% is highest followed by: Collingwood 59.15%, St Kilda 59.14%, and Nth Melbourne 58.55%.
Geelong's most consecutive wins at Docklands: 13 from round 2 2007 to round 10 2009 (current two.)
Nth Melbourne's most consecutive wins at Docklands: 8 from rounds 9 to 21 2012 (current none.)
Highest attendance at Docklands for a match between Geelong and Nth Melbourne has been 48,501 in round 20 2007 - Geelong 17.16-118 vs Nth Melbourne 13.13-91.
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- The last time Geelong lost to North by more than 30 points was round 18 2002 - 7.9-51 vs Nth Melbourne 17.13-115.
- Geelong and Nth Melbourne: Results vs All Other Opponents 2014 - Rounds 1-18
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2014 matches vs teams placed 1-9 on the ladder after round 18
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2014 matches vs teams placed 10-18 on the ladder after round 18
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2014 quarters won to round 18
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- Geelong's win percentage for first and second quarters is currently the highest of all teams. Nth Melbourne ranks 12th for first quarters and 13th for second quarters.
- Nth Melbourne's win percentage for third quarters is currently the equal highest (with Hawthorn and Port Adelaide). Geelong ranks equal 14th (with Carlton and Richmond).
- Geelong's last quarter win percentage ranks 9th and Nth Melbourne's equal 3rd (with Richmond).
- Geelong's total quarter win percentage ranks 5th and Nth Melbourne's 7th.
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- Geelong has won seven and lost two of the last nine matches vs Nth Melbourne.
- Geelong have won 13 and Nth Melbourne 11 of the last 24 matches against each other.
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- Only Collingwood with 25 wins by 60 points or more vs North has more wins of that margin vs North.
- Geelong last won by 60 points or more vs Nth Melbourne in round 7 2011 - 19.13-127 vs 9.7-61. It last lost by 60 points or more to Nth - Melbourne in round18 2002 - 7.9-51 vs 17.13-115.
- Only Collingwood with 21 wins in all 4 quarters vs North has more than Geelong.
- Geelong last won all four quarters vs Nth Melbourne in round 7 2011 and last lost all four quarters vs the Kangaroos in round 18 2002.
- Geelong's greatest score factor vs Nth Melbourne is 6.37 times the Shinboners' score in round 1 1930 - 18.13-121 vs 2.7-19.
- North's greatest score factor vs Geelong is 2.91 times the Cats' score in round 8 1958 - 14.18-102 vs 4.11-35.
- North's 23 consecutive losses vs Geelong is its most against any opponent. Next most: 20 consecutive losses vs Melbourne 1953-65.
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- Geelong has topped Nth Melbourne 55 times on the final season ladder in the 87 seasons that they have competed in against each other.
- Nth Melbourne has currently gone the second longest after Geelong without having a seasons with a win percentage under 20%.
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